I was sitting on the shitty thing they called a "bed" with my headphones in blasting Bleak December by Set It Off.
I hummed the tune softly, I was enjoying being alone in my room well the room I had to share with Lexus and Katie. When I say "was" in enjoying being alone I mean it didn't last long because my headphones were ripped out stopping the flow of music to my ears and was replaced with the screeching bat Lexus's voice.
"Hey bitch the room isn't clean, CLEAN IT!!!" I flinched at her words then frowned as I stood up shoving her out of the way with my shoulder as I grabbed my black ripped skinny jeans my bra and underwear and my white set it off shirt then turned and looked at her and Katie.
"You don't like how the fucking room looks clean it your fucking self bitch." Then I turned on my heals and walked into the bathroom and shut and locked the bathroom door and started the shower, I slid down the door and sat there for a while when I felt the door jolt as someone kicked it over and over, then the threats and name calling came after, I ignored them and stripped and got into the shower and stood under the hot water and let it rain down my body as it left red blotches on my pale skin. I bit the inside of my cheek hard holding back my tears, I swore to myself I wouldn't cry I would give into their words. I was like this for a while when I heard over the intercom that girls ages 12 to 17 need to be down stairs in 10 minutes, I grabbed my coconut shampoo and washed my hair then rinsed and added the conditioner, when I was finished in the shower I stepped out grabbing my towel and dryer off and dressed myself. When i was dressed I blow dried my hair and brushed and straightened and brushed it again then added my make up, some eyeliner on my lower lids and mascara on my top lashes, when I was what I could get close to pretty I opened the door and walked down stairs and stood inline like the rest of the girls 12-17.
By the way I'm astrid I have dark strawberry blonde hair pale porcine skin, I'm skinny ish I guess I'm 5'7 my eyes are well ones brown and the others greenish I have my septum pierced and my lip my ears are gagged i have been here since i was 5, im 16 and that's about it yeah.
I was looking down as mrs. Bailey presented us to the people who wanted to adopt us, well I was looking down I noticed I was sock less and shoeless and I panicked and tried to sneak up stairs to get socks and shoes but was stopped by a low chuckle, I turned my head to see who the chuckle had come from and holy shit I about died standing in front of me smirking was none other then Cody Carson.
"Love your taste, are you rebelling against shoes?" He asked still smirking, my face heated up as I blushed bright red.
I shook my head.
"What's your name?" He asked.
"A-astrid." I said softly.
"Nice name, how does the idea of being adopted sound?"
I smiled wide.
"Amazing!" I squeaked.
He chuckled again.
"Cool, I want to adopt her." Cody said to mrs. Bailey.
"Are you sure mr. Carson we have plenty of other girls you could adopt, are you sure you want that one she's a rebel and does what she pleases." Mrs.Bailey explained.
"A rebel you say, then yes I defiantly want to adopt her."
Mrs. Bailey sighed and told me to go pack my things well Cody sighed the papers.
I ran up stairs to my room and pulled out my bag and shoved all my things into it, I was about to leave the room when I was stopped by Katie, Lexus and 2 other bitches.
"Where do you think your going hoe?" Lexus asked as they walked in shutting the door and blocked it off with their bodies and Lexus standing in front of me.
"Um down stairs to leave." I replied.
"Oh your getting adopted well here let me give you a going away present."
She then grabbed my bag threw it on the bed and shoved me to the floor and sat on me as she started hitting me over and over in the stomach my face and sides, I tried to push her off and hit back but it seemed as though my attempts were weak and useless.
"Your a bitch and pathetic you can't even hit back." She smirked as she stood up and kicked me in the gut so hard I screamed. When I screamed I heard heavy foot steps running up stairs then the door flung open and Cody stood there staring at me then at Lexus who sat by pretending to check and see if I was ok, Cody walked in and sat on the other side of me then looked at me.
"What the hell happened?"
I looked at him fear in my eyes as then looked at Lexus who glared holes into my soul and I flinched a bit, I normally wasn't like this but I was in so much pain and was to scared to say anything.
"I-I fell." I looked back at Cody who was looking at me with eyes that said "your lying to me..." I looked away not wanting to look at those eyes anymore because I felt so much guilt on my chest.
"Alright well lets get going." He said as he stood up and I pushed myself up and stood up wincing lightly, I grabbed my bag and was about to follow Cody out of the room when Lexus stopped me and whispered into my ear.
"You say anything about what happened to anyone I will find you and give you something 10 times worse." I shoved her off and hurriedly followed after Cody to his car where we got in and drove away from the horrible orphanage.
